YYou give me too much credit Hen!
I like the idea of mini time skips just to establish a passage of time, it will make it more clear that Loire is well and truly trapped on the Lucidae, and will also give time for Viva to formulate a plan for escape (and try convince Loire to go along with it since he will be sort of manipulated by Noah because Noah knows that doctors are useful and will want to try keep Loire on side, I esp like the idea of them being hailed at some point for a spot check and Noah wonders if he's got Loire and Viva right where he wants them, they go along with the plan for the spot check but after the check they begin moving towards the escape plan. I liek the idea of Viva and Val hearing from their parents too.
Perhaps we could do this
> Val wakes up
> Viva and Vals parents call in
> Loire and Noah get close over time
> Spot check (Noah wonders if Viva and Loire will go along with the plan or if they will aid the Alliance or make a break for it during the search)
> Viva decides enough is enough and wants to escape, she wants to take Loire with her but Loire says no and she doesn't attempt her escape
> Something happens between Loire and Noah and Loire realises Noah's a real prick, he asks Viva if there is still a chance for them to leave and Viva and Loire try escape (but fail, however they aren't caught, at least not by Noah, perhaps Valko could find out so hes conflicted because he doesnt want to land Viva in trouble, but hes also loyal to Noah, just a thought.)
> They do the drop in Space Port 241 (on Planet Chronos II? Space Port 241 and Chronos II were my fave out of the drop off points you named, why not use both instead of trying to pick one name aye ;) both of them are cool)
> While on the ground Loire gets to contact Sandra Wu who reveals that after he disappeared from Noveria she filed a missing persons notice and that he's being searched for the past few months. He tells her to call off the search but secretly arranges for her to help him and Viva once they do their second escape (she will meet them on the other side/pick them up once they launch the escape pods).
> They attempt a second escape and are successful, then we carry on from there
> Sometime in the future Viva ends up working on the SIRIUS which Loire just so happens to be working as a medic on OR Loire ends up becoming the medic for the SIRIUS which is where Viva has been piloting since their escape or something along either of those arcs. Basically they go their separate ways (or maybe we could have them stick together) but they both end up on the SIRIUS.
how does that sound for a plan? We get to do tonnnnnnnes of fun ideas then!
Hmm we still need a captain for the Sirius when they end up there ... do you want to captain or shall I? Can't wait for Sassy to join later on x'D